As Dr. Evans Baiya and I were researching innovation for our book, The Innovator’s Advantage, we came upon an astounding statistic: 85-93% of all innovations fail! We wanted to know why, so we dove deeper, using research and our years of experience helping companies with innovation and development. And we discovered one commonality: Leaders did…
Everyone contributes to innovation at different levels and in different stages. Episode Transcript The question today is, is everyone an innovator? The answer is yes, yes, yes! Everyone is an innovator. How do I know that? We have what we call the Innovation Fitness™ Score. Everybody has an Innovation Fitness™ Score. In other words, we…
Dale Dixon, Chief Innovation Officer at Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific, shares what he’s learned about himself and his innovation strengths from The Innovator’s Advantage. Video Transcript Dale Dixon: The Innovator’s Advantage has taught me a few things about myself. Number one, to realize that I do have specific strengths in specific areas…
Tyler Andrew, CEO of Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific, talks about the future of the organization and how The Innovator’s Advantage will help the company reach its goals. Video Transcript: Tyler Andrew: We’re going to be 108 years old this year as a brand, and we know that what got us here isn’t…
In this article, we will look at how to identify and understand employee contributions, and learn how to work with idea generators, evaluators, and activators. The key to recovering from a business crisis is creating new value—whether it be new products or services, improving processes to be more efficient and save money, or identifying and…
The question is not if you are an innovator—everyone is an innovator! But you must learn where you innovate best to succeed. Episode Transcript Today, actually I am not addressing a question, I am addressing a comment: “Am I the innovator that I believe I am.” The question is not if you are an innovator…
We believe that every person is suited for a specific task—but how do you show it? Episode Transcript This question is a great one. How do I tell my boss he or she is not suited for the job? This is a tricky one. Use the Innovation Fitness™ Score. We believe that every person is…
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